Rehabbed seal released

Staff and volunteers with the Mystic Aquarium's Marine Animal Rescue Team take photos of Sweet William, a harbor seal, before his release at Blue Shutters Beach on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in Charlestown, RI. William, a male harbor seal that was rescued in York, Maine with severe facial wounds and pneumonia, was transferred to Mystic Aquarium on November 5, 2017 for rehabilitation. He is 9 months old and weighs more than 50 pounds. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Staff and volunteers with the Mystic Aquarium's Marine Animal Rescue Team take photos of Sweet William, a harbor seal, before his release at Blue Shutters Beach on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in Charlestown, RI.

William, a male harbor seal that was rescued in York, Miane with severe facial wounds and pneumonia, was transferred to Mystic Aquarium on November 5, 2017 for rehabilitation. He is 9 months old and weighs more than 50 pounds.

Staff and volunteers with the Mystic Aquarium's Marine Animal Rescue Team encourage Sweet William, a harbor seal, to leave his crate at Blue Shutters Beach on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in Charlestown, RI. William, a male harbor seal that was rescued in York, Maine with severe facial wounds and pneumonia, was transferred to Mystic Aquarium on November 5, 2017 for rehabilitation. He is 9 months old and weighs more than 50 pounds. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

A crowd watches as Sweet William, a harbor seal, moves through the sands of the Blue Shutters Beach on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in Charlestown, RI. William, a male harbor seal that was rescued in York, Maine with severe facial wounds and pneumonia, was transferred to Mystic Aquarium on November 5, 2017 for rehabilitation. He is 9 months old and weighs more than 50 pounds. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Sweet William, a harbor seal, makes his way to the water after being released by Mystic Aquarium's Marine Animal Rescue Team at Blue Shutters Beach on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in Charlestown, RI. William, a male harbor seal that was rescued in York, Maine with severe facial wounds and pneumonia, was transferred to Mystic Aquarium on November 5, 2017 for rehabilitation. He is 9 months old and weighs more than 50 pounds. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Sweet William, a harbor seal, makes his way through the water after being released by Mystic Aquarium's Marine Animal Rescue Team at Blue Shutters Beach on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in Charlestown, RI. William, a male harbor seal that was rescued in York, Maine with severe facial wounds and pneumonia, was transferred to Mystic Aquarium on November 5, 2017 for rehabilitation. He is 9 months old and weighs more than 50 pounds. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)